Group Promotes Cycling By Riding Naked

A group promoting the energy-saving virtues of bicycling rode through Halifax, Nova Scotia, in an attention-getting — and naked — event, observers said.

About 30 naked cyclists took part in World Naked Bike Ride Day Saturday, featuring unclothed riding in cities around the world, including six in Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.

The Halifax ride was held in coordination with the Bluenose Naturist Club, the CBC said.

Organizer Tom MacDonald said the ride was intended to highlight bicycling as an alternative to cars and other oil-consuming methods of travel.

Doing it naked generates attention, he said, and makes people feel good at the same time.

“There’s nothing like it,” MacDonald said. “It’s the wind on your face, the realization that your body is beautiful, no matter what it looks like, and that everyone will accept you for what you look like.”

World Naked Bike Ride day has been observed in Halifax for the past three years, the CBC reported.